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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1912
Page
8
Mrs C K Snyder will entertain the Mount Melrick club this afternoon at her home 517 East Nineteenth Street Mystic Maze club will be hosted by Mrs Win Hainesworth tomorrow afternoon.
The Ladies Missionary Society met at Mrs. D L Kepler's home with eight members due to a rain storm. Reports from the Woman's Board and Assembly were read and a lunch followed a brief social period. The Guild of St Mark's plans a remnant ten Friday at the Parish House. The W C T U hosts an open air meeting at the Rest House in City Park at 4 pm with Miss Christine Timing speaking, followed by supper.
A union prayer meeting will be held at the Baptist Church this evening with Miss Tinting presiding and addressing the assembly. The Sunergae of St Marks Church will host a Japanese tea at the parish house on August 7 followed by an evening dance.
Willing Workers led by Mrs. Percy Smith and Mrs. Frank Smith will host Friday afternoon at 2216 Evans Street. The Methodist church primary department holds its annual plan Friday August 2 from 2 30 to 5 at City Park with Cradle Roll members and mothers of the children invited.
A concise exposition tracing feminism as a French term, noting its broader aim of women’s rights including suffrage. It contrasts Germany, England, and France, highlights barriers in politics and science, cites Madame Curie’s example, and suggests eventual progress in equal access to education and professional life. It concludes that feminists include nearly all women and men.
The report notes that Mr and Mrs Walsh were believed to have left for Sheridan after their wedding in Cheyenne on Saturday. They reside in a hotel apartment on the fourth floor and only a few close Cheyenne friends knew of their visit. Last night the couple left the hotel shortly after six and went for a drive.
A New York officer once lauded for bravery faced murder charges over the death of gambler John Fay. His career included suspensions, wrongful arrests, and a notable confession by James Butler about a river plunge for $15. The officer later earned a rescue medal before financial and personal troubles emerged.
Tokyo reports a nation-wide period of mourning following the death of Matsuhito and accession of Yoshihito. Officials meet at the Imperial palace to plan the funeral and mourning ceremonies while public festivities are halted.
A fragmented ad offers a Jet Tooth brush for 400 with free Cheyenne delivery and 0 moan 606. It claims open day and night and urges TRY A CHOCOLATE MILK at the Pountala with contact for bristle details.
Arthur Thomas Brook and Clyde Peter Easterbrook two Denver youths on a tandem motorcycle to Yellow stone Park suffered a serious accident west of the city yesterday morning. Easterbrook lost balance when a bolt loosened in the seat and was dragged several yards over rough ground before the rider could stop the machine. Hart a rancher took them to Cheyenne where Easterbrook was found seriously injured with severe gashes and back injuries and was later taken to Denver. The pair had planned a full motorcycle trip to the park, arriving in Cheyenne Monday night and leaving at dawn yesterday.
The Democratic House forced back three tariff bills to the Senate including wool sugar and tariff revision along with the excise tax bill. No Senate amendments were adopted and no conference was asked on the wool measure. Senate Democrats plan to act amid Republican discord and caucusTomorrow.
The third party in Minnesota was launched today with representation from every district. Voters shifted from the Taft ticket to the Roosevelt ticket, endorsing direct primaries and direct US Senate elections and calling for a national progressive party. The platform supports initiative, referendum, and recall. In Phoenix, the state progressive convention elected fifteen delegates and assigned a fifth vote to the Chicago national convention on Aug 6.
Lincoln Nebraska July 30 The Republicans of Nebraska split at two conventions adopting opposite declarations of principles and forming two state committees paving the way for two state tickets The progressive platform calls for individual liberty equality of opportunity and the right of the people to dictate government policy It also urges strict enforcement of the Sherman antitrust law and prosecution and imprisonment of violators thereof
A neighbor, Margie, visits the Jones home frequently to borrow items. On this visit she asks for a cooking utensil, but Mrs. Jones loses patience and tells Margie to find other things to do. Margie then appears at the doorway asking for a small favor, speaking with a lisp.
In Tibet and eastern Tibet China, a single-way rope bridge spans swift rivers using two bamboo rope lines and leather sliders. The crossing is cheap, quick to install, and usable for people and cargo, though high wear requires maintenance and occasional tightening.
Mrs Gertrude Lanman widow of William Camp Lanman, heir to 91,000,000, has joined the Bilaters of Mercy convent in Hookset New Hampshire after a nervous breakdown in New York where she did slum work. Her sister hood name is Mary Gertrude.
London July 30. The British board of trade court of inquiry into the Titanic disaster pronounces its verdict. It blames excessive speed and inadequate watch but exonerates J Bruce Ismay and Cosmo-Duff Gordon from improper conduct. Recommendation includes more watertight compartments lifeboats and crew drills.
Frederick Schmidt of Mount Vernon identifies the body from Dubois creek near Catskill as Miss Dorrag Snodgrass fiancee missing since July 17. Lt. Silverton and others aid identification aided by initials on clothing and corset cover. no violence found. possible drugging theory. Amelia Danby, 18, reported missing July 13, friend of Snodgrass.
A brief notice from the State Leader announces a search for a want ad mediator in Wyoming. The ordeal seeks a mediator to manage public notices and classifieds amid evolving newspaper ad practices.
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